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It’s your story.

We’re listening.

We’re Ballad Health. It’s nice to meet you!

Welcome to Ballad Health

Your health is part of the story of your life, and we know you want a healthcare provider who truly listens to your story and shows you they care. Thank you for letting us be part of your story, and for trusting us with your care.

Johnson County Community Hospital offers hometown inpatient care coupled with a state-of-the-art 24-hour emergency department. The hospital serves the upper northeast tip of Tennessee and parts of North Carolina and Southwest Virginia.

Leading with a servant’s heart

Gilda McKinney

Gilda McKinney was living in New Orleans in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. She had evacuated to Shreveport, but returned to a home and neighborhood destroyed by the storm. It would be one of many challenges in her life that strengthened her, and has enabled her to help others through trying times of their own.

Auditions have been set for the upcoming “Broadway Comes to Greeneville,” which raises awareness and support for Niswonger Children’s Hospital.

Beginning Feb. 19, auditions will take place across the region for children who want to be cast in the annual event, now in its seventh year. “Broadway Comes to Greeneville” is a production of the Ballad Health Foundation and presenting sponsor Consumer Credit Union. It’s a Broadway-style show featuring the youth talent selected at the upcoming auditions. ... read more about Audition dates, times announced for 2018’s ‘Broadway Comes to Greeneville’.

Visit one of 12 Arby's locations in our area to support Niswonger Children's Hospital Radiothon today! A LIVE Radio Broadcast will take place this afternoon at the Arby's Colonial Heights location in Kingsport from 3-5 p.m.

About

Ballad Health is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 29 counties of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina and Southeastern Kentucky. Our system was created in 2018 to improve the health of people in these regions, and we have committed investments totaling $308 million over 10 years to preserve access, expand health research and graduate medical education, and address some of the region’s most pressing health issues.

Ballad Health operates a family of 21 hospitals in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, including a dedicated children’s hospital, several community hospitals, three critical access hospitals, a behavioral health hospital, an addiction treatment facility, long-term care facilities, home care and hospice services, retail pharmacies, outpatient services and a comprehensive medical management corporation.